This based on a true story account of baseball player turned spy is mostly a success. The first half covers the main character and his secretive life and does it well and sets up the second half nicely. The story is well paced and well written in the main. It has a great cast and Paul Rudd holds the main role very well, playing against type and the sets and feel of the movie are excellent. Where the film is let down is that it is sometimes underwhelming, in particular all the excellent supporting cast is underused and this film could have done with fleshing both the characters and the story out. It's rare I feel a film is too short but this is one case in point. Overall this was better than the reviews and was therefore better than I expected. Worth a watch.
Review of The Catcher Was a Spy
